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Spell Bee Word: prefix


Basic Details

Word: Prefix

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning, such as un in unhappy or re in redo.

Antonyms: suffix

How to Spell Prefix

Syllables: pre - fix

Tricky part: It starts with pre, not per, and ends with a single x.

Watch out for: perfix, prefex, prifix

Memory tip: The word explains itself: pre means before, so a prefix is fixed before the main word.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Add the prefix dis to agree and you get disagree.

Example 2: In the word impossible, im is the prefix.

Example 3: Our worksheet asked us to circle every prefix in the paragraph.

Fun Fact

Prefixes and suffixes together are called affixes, and some words, like unhelpful, carry one of each.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correct prefix to complete the word:

____ + fix

a) per
b) pre
c) pri
d) pur

Show answer

b) pre. Pre- means before, which is exactly where a prefix goes.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: prefix

a) opening
b) prelude
c) preface
d) suffix

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d) suffix. A suffix comes at the end of a word, while prelude, preface and opening are all beginnings.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ixperf

a) profit
b) prefix
c) premix
d) prefer

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b) prefix. Only prefix uses an f, an x and an i together.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these words has a prefix?

a) kind
b) unkind
c) kindness
d) kindly

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b) unkind

2. The prefix re usually means ____.

a) again
b) under
c) not
d) before

Show answer

a) again

Associated Words

scenerypasturebesiegedecaderesemble
heedunwrapcorporatethrillapparent

Next steps

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